Success!

"Old Dou!" Su Yu bowed respectfully.

Lin He, standing beside him, bowed as well, her eyes shining as she looked at Old Dou.

"Mm!" Old Dou nodded. "Xiao Yu, you've managed the Team Rocket well! I'm going to rest!"

With that, he vanished from where he stood.

"Boss, that senior is way too powerful, isn't he? Nine Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings!" Lin He looked at Su Yu excitedly.

At that moment, Wu Zhangkong came to Su Yu's side and said softly, "I'm returning to the academy!"

"Alright, Teacher Wu!"

"So he's the boss's teacher..." Lin He murmured softly.

Old Dou left and returned to Arceus Space.

Wu Zhangkong left as well.

Now, there was no one in the entire Team Rocket besides Su Yu and Lin He.

"Boss!" Lin He said.

"What is it?"

"My Soul Power has reached rank fifty, and this is my experience report on that Mandatory Training Device." Lin He took out a Soul Guidance Tablet with five hundred words written on it.

Su Yu did not pay much attention to the tablet. Instead, he said in surprise, "You're already rank fifty?"

"Boss, I have to say, this Mandatory Training Device is genuinely useful!" Lin He said with a smile.

"Good. Not bad!" Su Yu nodded.

"What about the surprise you promised?" Lin He revealed a smile.

"Oh, I nearly forgot!" As he spoke, Su Yu raised his hand. In the next second, a Pokémon Egg appeared in his palm.

"What is this?" Lin He asked doubtfully.

"This is the Team Rocket's Spirit Soul. I call it a Pokémon."

"A Pokémon?" Lin He murmured softly.

"Once it hatches, you can form a contract with it just like a Spirit Soul. It will provide you with Soul Rings," Su Yu said.

"I understand!" Lin He accepted the Pokémon Egg in delight.

"Oh, right, write up some experience with this too, and record videos documenting the advantages of Pokémon Spirit Souls. This will be the Team Rocket's next line of business."

"Received!"

"Oh, and there's this!" Su Yu said as he took a Poké Ball from his pocket and handed it to Lin He.

"This is for catching Pokémon!"

"Thank you, Boss!"

After that, the Team Rocket returned to normal operations. Everyone who had run away earlier was fired.

The Team Rocket now had to officially begin cultivating its own core members.

Once Lin He officially contracted a Pokémon and gained her Soul Ring, barring any surprises, she would obtain a black ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.

After another round of promotion, the Team Rocket's influence would rise dramatically again.

"I'm going to the academy. I'll leave the Team Rocket to you!" Su Yu solemnly patted Lin He on the shoulder.

"Alright!"

Over the next few days, everyone in East Sea City discussed the Team Rocket without exception.

During that time, East Sea Pharmacy came to apologize to the Team Rocket.

Su Yu did not pay it much attention.

Over the past few days, Old Dou took a Soul Guidance Train toward the second Slate.

With Old Dou's help, finding the Slates became much more convenient.

Meanwhile, at Eastsea Academy.

Four people and one Pokémon stood ready.

Opposite them stood Wu Zhangkong, a belt in hand.

"A few days have passed. Let me see your progress!"

The moment he finished speaking, Wu Zhangkong vanished from where he stood.

"Gu Yue, watch out!" Tang Wulin cried out in alarm.

Gu Yue frowned. She simply could not react in time.

He was too fast!

Wu Zhangkong's strike was too fast. Tang Wulin and Xie Xie could not react at all.

However, at that moment, a figure appeared before Gu Yue, facing Wu Zhangkong head-on.

Deep crimson light flickered in his eyes, and the same deep crimson color covered his hand.

Karate Chop!

Su Yu's hand collided with Wu Zhangkong's belt sword with a crisp clang.

After blocking the attack for Gu Yue, he stepped back, while Tang Wulin's Tungsten Steel Hammer smashed toward Wu Zhangkong's forehead.

Wu Zhangkong's expression did not change in the slightest. Rather than dodge, he thrust his belt sword toward Su Yu at an even faster speed.

He ignored Tang Wulin's attack completely, intending to eliminate Su Yu directly.

Seeing this, Su Yu's first Soul Ring lit up. In an instant, his whole body was tinged with deep crimson.

The deep crimson in his eyes became even more dazzling.

However, Wu Zhangkong's sword had already reached Su Yu's eyes.

The next second, Su Yu moved!

This time, it was not Karate Chop, but Sonic Punch.

Fighting Move: Sonic Punch

Power: 40

Description: Throws a punch with lightning speed.

Amid Wu Zhangkong's surprised expression, Su Yu successfully blocked his attack.

At the same time, Bluesilver Grass surged wildly beneath Wu Zhangkong's feet, rocks rose from the ground, and his body was trapped in midair.

At the same time, Gu Yue's Small Whirlwind, Tang Wulin's fist, and Xie Xie's Guang Long Slash arrived.

Three attacks from three directions.

Wu Zhangkong nodded slightly, then his figure flashed and vanished before everyone's eyes, reappearing some distance away.

The three of them immediately stopped their attacks.

"You've done well!" Wu Zhangkong said.

"We succeeded!" Xie Xie jumped up happily.

Happy expressions appeared on Su Yu and the others' faces as well. The four of them and one Pokémon had successfully defeated Teacher Wu's two-ringed form.

At that moment, Snorlax still stood there blankly, unclear on what had happened.

Wu Zhangkong had attacked too quickly, and Su Yu had defended too quickly.

With Snorlax's speed of 30, it could not react at all.

Snorlax: "I don't know! I blinked, and it was over!"

Snorlax: "What? I just won by lying down?"

"Teacher Wu, what's the next training?" Xie Xie asked.

Tang Wulin and Gu Yue were both eager to try.

"Wait!" Wu Zhangkong said softly.

Tang Wulin and the other two followed Wu Zhangkong's gaze.

At that moment, Su Yu stood still in place with his eyes tightly shut.

"Teacher Wu, what's wrong with Su Yu?" Tang Wulin asked quietly.

"He's having an epiphany. Don't disturb him!" Wu Zhangkong said in a low voice.

"Gu Yue, stay here and watch Su Yu. Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, continue training!"

"Yes!" Gu Yue said.

"Teacher Wu, what's the next training?" Tang Wulin asked curiously.

"Three rings!" Wu Zhangkong said calmly.

Xie Xie looked confused. "What three rings?"

"Me!"

The smugness instantly vanished from Xie Xie's face.

"Ah, Teacher Wu's three rings! How the hell are we supposed to fight that?"

Tang Wulin's expression also turned solemn.

The main issue was that they were missing Su Yu and Gu Yue, their two main combatants. They had absolutely no chance of winning.

Gu Yue watched the three figures gradually walk away, then turned her head toward Su Yu, who stood motionless where he was.

She stared at his profile, recalling the scene of him rushing in front of her just now.

It was kind of...!

"No, no!"

Gu Yue shook her head, throwing away the thought in her heart.

She jogged over to a bench some distance away, wanting to stay far from Su Yu. She turned her head away and stopped looking at him.

"But Teacher Wu told me to watch over him!"

Gu Yue's head unconsciously turned back toward him.

Sunlight fell across his face. He really was a little handsome!

PS: That wasn't too deliberate, right? Just treat it as me amusing myself.